Central Library evacuated after small fire

San Antonio's Central Library was evacuated Tuesday evening after a small fire erupted on its roof.

Officials with the San Antonio Fire Department said workers repairing the library's roof with welding torches accidentally sparked the fire, which was immediately contained and failed to spread beyond the library's roof. No books were damaged.

Although the workers were able to quickly extinguish the fire, smoke was billowing from the roof when firefighters arrived.

The Fire Department was alerted to the fire at about 6:24 p.m. Library employees waited in the library's parking lot as firefighters cut through the roof to ensure there were no additional hot spots on the roof.

No injuries were reported. The library remained closed Tuesday.

Library officials said it would reopen for regular business hours Wednesday.